East India Company in Persia

In 1747, the city of Kerman in Persia burned amidst chaos, destruction and death perpetrated by the city''s own overlord, Nader Shah. After the violent overthrow of the Safavid dynasty in 1722 and subsequent foreign invasions from all sides, Persia had been in constant turmoil. One well-appointed house that belonged to the East India Company had been saved from destruction by the ingenuity of a Co...